DYPC

Radio station in the Philippines

  • Mandaue
Broadcast areaCentral Visayas and surrounding areasFrequency88.7 MHzBrandingDYPCProgrammingFormatSilentOwnershipOwnerMandaue Broadcasting CenterHistory
First air date
June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16)
Last air date
December 2019 (2019-12)
Former frequencies
91.8 MHz (2013–2015)
91.9 MHz (2015–2017)
87.9 MHz (2017)
Call sign meaning
Paulus Cañete

DYPC (88.7 FM) was a radio station owned and operated by Mandaue Broadcasting Center, the media arm of Mandaue City College. The station's studio and transmitter were located at the Mandaue City College-Main Campus, H. Abellana St., Brgy. Basak, Mandaue.[1]

History

2013-2015: Campus station

DYPC started its broadcast on June 16, 2013, on 91.8 MHz as a college station of Mandaue City College, an unrecognized and unaccredited private higher education institution owned by Dr. Paulus Mariea L. Cañete. It was known as Cebu's very first campus-based broadcast station when our intention is to broadcast information that educates the public, especially young people and students from around the world aside from music and news at that time. Recently, the station ended its broadcast in late-2014.[2]

2015-2019: Commercial station

On February 3, 2015, DYPC returned on-air on 91.9 MHz, this time under Mandaue Broadcasting Center. The station started carrying a music and news programming, airing news and talk in the morning and music for the rest of the day. At that time, DYPC carried the tagline as "Way Unay!" (lit. like no other).[3]

On August 26, 2015, the station was closed down by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for allegedly operating without permit. On August 28, 2015, it resumed its broadcast despite the said warning.[4]

On September 19, 2017, DYPC changed its new frequency to 88.7 MHz as approved by the NTC. Since then, it became an affiliate station of Vimcontu Broadcasting Corporation, owner of DYLA. In December 2017, DYPC upgraded its transmitting power to 5,000 watts for better signal reception.

In December 2019, the station went off the air for the second time following their non-renewal of permit to operate radio station. However, DYPC resurfaced as an online platform via Facebook.

References

  1. ^ CA affirms P46K fine versus ‘rogue’ Mandaue City College over illegal radio broadcasts
  2. ^ Campus-based radio makes waves
  3. ^ Costanilla: A movie, a wedding, a workshop
  4. ^ NTC 7 shuts down FM station
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